The trading card event honoring Laylah Dawkins turned into a historic moment for Fort Pierce as supporters traveled from across Florida to celebrate one of the city’s rising young athletes.
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The African Step Up Fashion Show, produced by Mi4 African Clothing and Accessories, was more than a celebration of culture and couture — it became a celebration of community, commitment, and a hometown son who never stopped serving.
As a “social scientist” who loves American history, and as one who has put his money where his mouth is related to American history, I’m thrilled that Florida is one step closer to correcting a long-standing omission in how it tells its own story.
Today on our Black History Month tour in this 100th Anniversary Month, we’re going to visit Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. It is one of the longest cave systems in the world that has been explored, and the heroes of this story are “the Sable Guides of Mammoth Cave.” who began probing its depths in 1838. Indigenous people occupied and traversed the branching cave system long before.
Even more damning is what followed. The man who gave Epstein his infamous sweetheart deal in 2008, allowing him to escape real prison time despite overwhelming evidence of child sexual exploitation, was Alex Acosta. Instead of being held accountable for protecting a predator, Acosta was later appointed by Trump to a cabinet position as Secretary of Labor. The same administration that claimed to stand for law and order elevated the official who shielded one of the most prolific abusers in modern history.
Edward Marion Augustus Chandler was the second African American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States, which he received from the University of Illinois in 1917.
That’s why the comparison to Iraq keeps surfacing — not because Venezuela and Iraq are the same country, but because the logic of intervention can look the same no matter where it plays out.
The Champion of Children, Impact and Legacy Award recipients, and Alumni Hall of Fame inductee will be recognized for their commitment to youth and mentorship
Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s creation of Negro [Black] History Week in February 1926, became celebrated with parades, banquets, speeches and exhibits across Black America. In 1970, the Black students and educators at Kent State University in Ohio promoted the occasion to celebrate the whole month of February. Since 1976, U. S. presidents have designated February as Black History Month.
Broward County Public Schools is investigating alleged improper gymnasium rentals that have already cost at least four high school basketball coaches their positions. To date, the Broward State Attorney’s Office has not filed criminal charges against any of them.